Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership (DPRLP) known as PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX, and is a part of the PEMEX group which is a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics and marketing. PEMEX Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment that employs approximately 1000 employees with another 1200 contractors on site. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the feed flexibility to process multiple grades of crudes to produce the high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The PEMEX Deer Park site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. We set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in a number of fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and have a positive impact on the local community where we work.

BENEFITS:

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.

For more information, please visit our website: PEMEX

Job Summary

The Control Systems Engineer (CSE) is a key position in the I&PC Department, deployed to support a given Production Team, providing functional leadership, technical support, and strategic planning in the Process Automation, Control and Optimization discipline. The CSE, in partnership with the Control Systems Specialist, enables Operations to safely and efficiently control operating units using our process control tools and equipment, including field instrumentation, DCS hardware, base layer controls, complex controls, advanced multi-variable predictive controllers, and SISs all in the spirit of maximizing site profitability.

The CSE role is a highly collaborative and dynamic position and successful candidates must be able to work alone and as part of a team. You will interface with multiple teams across the site including maintenance crafts, operators, production support, other discipline personnel, contract engineers, and vendor/manufacturer’s representatives, as well as multiple levels of the leadership organization to enable the safe and reliable 24X7 operation of the site.

The CSE is a key member of their assigned Production Team and they are accountable for base layer performance and long-term reliability of their units. Technical challenges that will be encountered by the CSE include supporting:

Equipment spread over a large geographical area,
A mixture of equipment ranging from the old legacy systems to the very newest technologies, and
A plethora of technologies such as real-time closed loop control, supervisory control, advanced control, real-time optimization, and safety instrumented functions.

Success in this role is maintaining excellent process safety performance, reducing control and instrument reliability incidents, enforcing engineering standards, improving standardization of equipment and configuration while planning for and reducing obsolescence, and responding to, anticipating, and meeting Operation’s needs.  The engineer must thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and use prioritization skills to balance urgent short-term work with crucial long-term objectives.

The position provides opportunities to sharpen instrument and analyzer technology and troubleshooting skills with practical field experience. Additionally, the role has growth potential through business case development and presentation opportunities, and capital project work process.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities: 

Focal point for instrumentation and control systems issues for their assigned production team.
Configure and improve the Distributed Control System (DCS) in their units.
Perform Proactive Technical Monitoring of the Base Layer Controls assuring reliable and optimized operation.
Maintain and develop complex loop operations and associated documentation.
Perform assurance activities for installed SISs.
Active participant in improving the DCS alarming performance for their production team.
Active participant in the Management of Change (MOC) work process.
Provide input and support for execution of unit Turnarounds
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) participant providing guidance for Preventative Maintenance tasks and participating in RCM studies.
Capital Project consultant for unit changes.
Must have or develop a minimum of knowledge competence in the Process Control Domain (PCD) / Operational Technology (OT) domain including the dangers and risks associated with the process control domain while being an active caretaker of the PCD.
Must have or develop a minimum of knowledge competence in Process Safety Management (PSM) including PHAs and SISs.

Qualifications:

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
B.S. or higher engineering degree (e.g., Chemical, Electrical, Control, Mechanical or other relevant engineering branch).
At least five (5) years of related experience in:
Process control engineering.
Instrumentation engineering.
DCS (Emerson DeltaV and/or Honeywell) configuration and support.
Control theory, applications, and engineering documentation (P&IDs, loop wiring diagrams) and troubleshooting methodology.
General instrumentation and/or process analyzer (QMI) experience.

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Skills and Experience:

Beneficial skills:

Skill level competence in Process Automation System Engineering and particularly around DCSs (specifically on Honeywell Experion).
Advanced control strategies.
Knowledge of safety reviews (PHA, LOPA, etc.).
Knowledge of data analytics and visualization tools.
Ability to decompose complex problems to ensure timely and accurate resolution of system anomalies before they impact operations.
Ability to learn new concepts and technologies quickly.

Desired demonstrated soft skills include:

Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills
Multi-faceted troubleshooting skills
Strong organizational and planning skills (able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously) while working well in a collaborative team environment.
Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
Innovative, flexible, and open to display Learner Mindset
Has the energy and enthusiasm with advocacy for important objectives

Physical requirements:

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